Rural governments began exploring the idea after the COVID\u002D19 pandemic forced changes to the way municipal services were carried out.
Zorra Township, a rural municipality at the northwest corner of Oxford County in southwestern Ontario, began scheduling staff to work four days a week more than a year ago. Several other rural municipalities in southern Ontario have since followed suit.
“Another factor is it is challenging for small, rural places to attract good talent and they’re always looking for new and innovative ways to win that battle.” “In other words, the office was open for five more hours a week and it worked really, really well,” Danielsen said. “We’ve seen it in Iceland, we’ve seen it in some places in the U.K., we’ve seen it in some places in the United States,” he said.
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